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Active Directory Automation Lead – PowerShell, AD Administration & PKI


Job Location:

Waterloo - Canada

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Experience Required: 5years
Posted: 8 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 5 October 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Automation Lead Active Directory PowerShell & AD CS/PKI
Summary

Seeking an Automation Lead with 7 years of experience in Microsoft Active Directory administration automation and support within enterprise on-premises environments.

Key Responsibilities

Manage and support multi-domain/multi-forest Active Directory environments.
Administer and troubleshoot AD replication DNS SYSVOL trusts and Group Policies.
Support Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS/PKI) including certificate lifecycle management.
Monitor AD health performance and availability.
Develop PowerShell scripts for automation reporting and system health checks.
Support incident resolution upgrades audits compliance activities and documentation.
Collaborate with infrastructure and application teams on authentication and directory services.

Required Skills

7 years of hands-on Microsoft Active Directory administration.
Strong expertise in AD domains forests trusts FSMO roles Kerberos KDCs DNS Sites & Services and replication.
Experience with Windows Server 2008/2012 and newer.
Advanced Group Policy (GPO) management and troubleshooting.
Strong knowledge of OU design permissions delegation security groups and schema management.
Hands-on experience with AD CS/PKI including CA hierarchy design certificate templates issuance renewal and revocation.
Experience with DFS/DFSR and SYSVOL troubleshooting.
Strong PowerShell scripting and automation skills.